Animal-trap.



PATENTBD MARQ27, 1906.

' No. 816,102.- I N v a J. D. K-ITTRBLL.

ANIMAL TRAP. I APPLIQATIO H TILED D180. 19, 11 305.

WITQVESSES:

} INVENTOR. y a Z A TTORNE XS JAMES D. KITTRELL, OF HOPE, ARKANSAS.

. ANIMAL-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Patented March 27, 1906 Application filed December 19,1905. Serial No; 292,484.

, To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JAMES D. KITTRELL, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Hope,

' tion upon the pivots.

in the county of Hempstead and State of Ar-.

kansas, have invented a new and-useful'Ani mal-Trap, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to animal-traps, and has for its object to improve the construction and increase the efliciency and utility of devices of this character.

With these and other obj ects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that various chan es in the form, proportion, and minor detai s of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this inven' tion within the scope of the appended claim.

. In the drawings, Figure 1 is" a perspective.

view of the improved trap. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

The improved device comprises a receptacle of any desired form or size, preferably adapted to hold liquid in which the trapped animals are to be drowned.

For the purpose of illustration a circular receiver is shown at 10 with the upper end open and notches 11 12 in the upper edge at opposite sides. Mounted to swing in the upper open end of the receptacle 10 is a trip-' plate 13, the pivots 14 15 of the'plate disposed-intermediate the notches 11 12. A EX- tending from the plate 13 is an arm 16, adapted to alternately engage the notches 11 12 as the plate swings upon its pivots, and thus prevent it from making a complete revolu- The arm 16 is provided with a weight 17, operating to maintain the trip-plate 'yieldably in either one of its two positions, and also preventing the plate from becoming poised in open position.

matter which side of the plate is uppermost.

With a-device thus arranged any attempt of the animal to reach the bait will cause they plate 13 to be tilted by its weight and precipitate the animal into the water in the receptacle, the plate automatically returning to its former position or to a reversed position, ready for thenext animal. If the movement of the plate is not suflicient to raise the arm 16 and its weight 17 past the center, the plate will be returned to its former position; but ifthe plate'be moved far enough to throw the arm and wei ht past the center' the plate will be reversed in position by the gravity of the weighted arm, as will be obvious. In any event the two portions of bait 7o render the trap operative no matter which side of the plate is uppermost.

The parts may be of any required material and of any size to adapt it to different species of animals and can be inexpensively manufactured and operates effectually for the purpose described. I

The improved'trap will be located in position to enable the animals to readilyreach the bait and trip closure or plate and may be So partly. concealed or located contiguous to other objects to enable the trip-plate to be more readily reached.

Having thus described the invention, what is, claimed is,

An animal-trap comprising a receiver for the animals and open at the upper end, a trip-plate swinging centrally in said open end, means for attaching bait to the opposite sides of said plate, astop-arm extending 0' from one side of said plate and adapted to alternately engage the receiver at opposite sides to limit the movement of the plate, and

a weight connected tosaid arm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 9 5 my own I have hereto affixed my signature in p the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. KITTRELL.

Witnesses: i I

DORSEY MoRAE, J. H. BLACK. 

